- round up suspects
- arrest people who are thought to be guilty of a crime
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
round up suspects
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Round up — v. t. to collect or gather together scattered animals, persons, or things. Round up the usual suspects. [Casablanca] [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
round-up — round ,up noun count 1. ) a summary of something, especially the most important parts of the news 2. ) an occasion when animals or people are forced to gather together in one place: a round up of suspects … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
round — round1 roundness, n. /rownd/, adj., rounder, roundest, n., adv., prep., v. adj. 1. having a flat, circular surface, as a disk. 2. ring shaped, as a hoop. 3. curved like part of a circle, as an outline. 4. having a circular cros … Universalium
round up — verb seek out and bring together (Freq. 4) round up some loyal followers • Derivationally related forms: ↑roundup • Hypernyms: ↑gather, ↑garner, ↑collect, ↑pull together … Useful english dictionary
round up — verb a) To collect or gather (something) together. Round up the usual suspects. b) To round (a number) to the smallest integer that is not less than it, or to some other greater value, especially a whole number of hundreds, thousands, etc … Wiktionary
round-up — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms round up : singular round up plural round ups 1) a summary of something, especially the most important parts of the news 2) an occasion when animals or people are forced to gather together in one place a round… … English dictionary
round up — 1) PHRASAL VERB If the police or army round up a number of people, they arrest or capture them. [V P n (not pron)] The police rounded up a number of suspects... [V n P] She says the patrolmen rounded them up at the village school and beat them… … English dictionary
round·up — /ˈraʊndˌʌp/ noun, pl ups [count] 1 a : the act or process of gathering together animals (such as cattle) by circling around them in vehicles or on horses 1 b : the act or process of finding and gathering together people or things of the same kind … Useful english dictionary
The Usual Suspects — Infobox Film name = The Usual Suspects image size = caption = Promotional poster director = Bryan Singer producer = Michael McDonnell Bryan Singer narrator = Kevin Spacey writer = Christopher McQuarrie narrator = starring = Gabriel Byrne Chazz… … Wikipedia
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